Essential Modernism
Brookman, Philip, Newman, Sarah, Greenhalgh, Paul
ISBN 10: 0886750792 ISBN 13: 9780886750794
Published by Abrams, Inc., 2008
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Originally created to accompany the 2007 exhibition "Modernism: Designing a New World 1914-1939" at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, Essential Modernism brings into focus the foundation and meaning of Modernism as the defining movement of the twentieth century. Surveying objects and images from many media and industries, the book traces the historic development of the modern form, starting with the post-World War I search for utopia and continuing through to the start of the Second World War.
About the Author: Philip Brookman is director of curatorial affairs at the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC.
Sarah Newman is assistant curator of contemporary art at the Corcoran. Paul Greenhalgh is director and president of the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
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Title: Essential Modernism
Publisher: Abrams, Inc.
Publication Date: 2008
Binding: Hardcover
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